Zika virus found in tears of mice – USA study was posted in Health of TheNews International – https://www.thenews.com.pk on September 07, 2016 and was last updated on September 07, 2016.
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Thailand’s health authorities have stepped up surveillance on the spread of Zika after two women in Bangkok were found to have been infected with the deadly virus.
The presence of Zika RNA so long after the virus is cleared is also concerning because it could mean that corneal tissue, a common tissue for transplant procedures, could harbor the virus.
The Philippines reported its first case of Zika in 2012, that of a teenage boy in Cebu island in the central Philippines.
Of the five health districts in the Commonwealth, Northern Virginia has reported the most cases, with 39 total as of Thursday, three more than the previous week. The reasons are not exactly known but there are a few things that may have helped.
The researchers are planning to expand their study to include humans infected with Zika virus.
“We test all the people who are symptomatic that are coming into the country”, she said. Brazil had to look for ways to stop the mosquito and they sent health workers to spray around the venues and many other areas.
The woman was confined at a local hospital after reporting her case on August 31.
Zika does cause conjunctivitis and eyes are a so-called immune-privileged site, meaning the immune system is not as active there and can not easily destroy infectious viruses and bacteria. But it is not completely gone around the world. With Zika circulating in Florida, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said the need for new funding was urgent.
The virus is not a serious health emergency only in the nation, but also across the world.
There were no Zika virus cases reported during or after the 2016 Rio Olympics but in Asia, the Zika virus has appeared.
The Zika virus behind an outbreak in Singapore was not imported from South America, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said in a statement Saturday.
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Zika causes only mild symptoms such as fever and a rash for most people but pregnant women who catch it can give birth to babies with microcephaly, a deformation marked by abnormally small brains and heads.
